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Goodluck! 1 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The theory that states that particles are always in motion is ________ kinetic joule newton Dalton 2 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The breakdown of food substances to release energy is referred to as _________ excretion nutrition respiration irritability 3 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Dangers of radioactive ray does not include ____________ destruction of body cells and tissues death due to over exposure undesirable hereditary effects tracer of body defects 4 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The quantity of water in a body is termed ___________ pressure mass force weight 5 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Kunle added few drops of iodine solution to a piece of yam, the result was blue black colour which was formed at the surface of the yam. Which food item was being tested? fats and oil glucose starch protein 6 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The temperature of the sun’s radiation is ____________ 60,000 degrees 600 degrees 6000 degrees 60 degrees 7 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The processing by which the constituents coal are separated is ________ distillation lie-big thermal destructive fractions 8 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The most reactive non-metal is ____________ fluorine iodine chlorin bromine 9 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The number of electrons an atom requires to lose to become an ion is termed __________ activity series combining power atomic structure electronic configuration 10 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Coal is a mineral mined in ____________ Ewekoro Jos Enugu Ajaokuta 11 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Children under five (5) years are immunized against these disease EXCEPT __________ tuberculosis diphtheria measles kwashiorkor 12 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The pigment which gives plants the green colour is chloroplast chloroplast chlorophyll chloroform 13 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The slender structure, that carry blood to the heart is referred to as the ___________ cell plasma tube vessel 14 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Whale is a/an ______________ mammal amphibian primate reptile 15 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Nigeria generate a lot of useful products from crude oil EXCEPT _________ bitumen plastic petrol kerosene 16 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Work = force X? length power acceleration distance 17 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Oil spillage is NOT caused by _________ leaking of marine vehicle killing of fish with gemmalin 20 dripping of oil vehicles oil tank washing 18 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The outer layer of the human skin is known as __________ sweet pores sweat gland dermis epidermis 19 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Activity series of non-metals is from most reactive to moderately reactive least reactive to moderately reactive least reactive to most reactive moderately reactive to passive 20 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION In the female reproductive system the part which houses the unborn baby is the ________ uterus cervix ovary oviduct 21 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to solid is called _________ point boiling melting sublimation freezing 22 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Electronic configuration is best described as _________ electrons of the outer most orbit arrangement of electrons in an atoms protons in the nucleus of atom attraction of electrons in an atom 23 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Power is equal to __________ force/distance time/work done work done/time distance/time 24 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The bone-like structures found in the middle ear are called ___________ blades pinna earbone ossicles 25 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The female part of a flower is made up of ___________ anther, stigma, ovary anther, filament, ovary stigma, style, overy stigma, style, anther 26 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION One of the reasons why human beings are special animals is their ability to __________ eat walk sleep communicate 27 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Conditions necessary for germination are the following EXCEPT __________ wind warmth air water 28 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The function of lipase is to digest __________ starch fats vitamins proteins 29 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Movement of food from the gullet down to the stomach is through __________ movement swallowing chuming peristalsis breaking 30 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The nutrient gotten from protein food after digestion is citric acid acid glucose fatty acid 31 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through ________ sharing bed unsafe sex hand shake insect bite 32 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION These are field forces EXCEPT __________ force magnetic electric frictional gravitational 33 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Inadequate energy generation and supply affects quality of life in the following way EXCEPT ____________ poverty unemployment starvation technological advancement 34 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The particles in a gaseous substance can move easily because the ______ particles are moving with great speed containing vessel is too big force between them is weak particles are free to move 35 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION All these are microscopic organisms EXCEPT fungi virus spider bacteria 36 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION A food substance which contains sulphur, nitrogen and phosphorus in addition to carbon, hydrogen and oxygen is __________ carbohydrate fats protein mineral 37 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Drugs can be obtained from the following Except medicinal leaves food material plant barks roots and shrubs 38 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The blood that fight against germs in the body is white blood cell platelets plasma red blood cell 39 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The atmospheric condition of a place studies over a short period is called the _________ environment topography weather climate 40 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION One major difference between plant and animals is ___________ reproduction movement excretion respiration 41 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The parts of the body that are responsible for movement are _______, _______ and joint cartilage, muscle bone, cartilage skeleton, cartilage bone, muscle 42 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Ozone is a type of oxygen with __________ atoms of oxygen 3 6 4 2 43 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Which of these statements is NOT an assumption of the kinetic theory? the particles are in constant motion evaporation of liquid occurs at all temperature matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles the particles of matter possess potential energy 44 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Ovulation is defined as the release of ___________ sperm from the tests ovum from the ovary urine from the bladder blood from the vagina 45 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION These activities are responsible for our disappearing forest EXCEPT ___________ construction of building cutting of timber for wood use of firewood for cooking cultivation of crops 46 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The soil type mostly rich in nutrient is __________ gravel loamy sandy clay 47 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The body hormones which contribute to body growth are ____________ and _________ insulin, progesterone parathyroid, testosterone acdrenaline, oestrogen pituitary, thyroxin 48 / 50 Category: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES PAST QUESTION Lack of vitamin B leads to beriberi ricket scurvy bleeding 49 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Climate change may lead to the following EXCEPT green house effect oil spilage global warming flooding 50 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Example of non-metal include these EXCEPT nitrogen sodium iodine oxygen Your score is 0% Restart quiz Practice also: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS JS 3 SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS (BECE) JS 3 MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS (BECE) JS 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAST QUESTIONS (BECE) JS 3 PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION (BECE)